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Where does “ਹਸਪਤਾਲ” come from?

ਹਸਪਤਾਲ (Punjabi) comes from Hindi अस्पताल, from Portuguese espital, from Old Portuguese espital, from Late Latin hospitalis, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.

ਹਸਪਤਾਲ (Punjabi): hospital

Definitions

  1. hospital

Ancestry of “ਹਸਪਤਾਲ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअस्पतालhospital
2PortugueseespitalObsolete form of hospital
3Old Portugueseespital—
4Late Latinhospitalishospice, shelter, guestehouse; hospice, shelter,...
5Latinhospitālis—
6Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
7Proto-Italichostipotishost
8Proto-Italicχostipotis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
11Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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